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As a band leader, Clark recorded albums “Dial “S” for Sonny” (1957), “Sonny's Crib” (1957), Sonny Clark Trio (1957), with Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones, and Cool Struttin' (1958). Sonny Clark Trio, with George Duvivier and Max Roach was released in 1960. Sonny Clark Trio 1957 - CD (2002) for $12.70 from OLDIES.com Jazz - Order by Phone 1-800-336-4627.
////////////////////////////////Conrad Yeatis 'Sonny' Clark (July 21, 1931 – January 13, 1963) was an American jazz pianist who mainly worked in the hard bop idiom.Clark was born and raised in Herminie, Pennsylvania, a coal mining town east of Pittsburgh. His parents were originally from Stone Mountain, Georgia. His miner father, Emory Clark, died of a lung disease two weeks after Sonny was born. Sonny was the youngest of eight children.
At age 12, he moved to Pittsburgh.When visiting an aunt in California at age 20, Clark decided to stay and began working with saxophonist Wardell Gray. Clark went to San Francisco with Oscar Pettiford and after a couple months, was working with clarinetist Buddy DeFranco in 1953. Clark toured the United States and Europe with DeFranco until January 1956, when he joined The Lighthouse All-Stars, led by bassist Howard Rumsey.Wishing to return to the east coast, Clark served as accompanist for singer Dinah Washington in February 1957 in order to relocate to New York City. In New York, Clark was often requested as a sideman by many musicians, partly because of his rhythmic comping. He frequently recorded for Blue Note Records, playing as a sideman with many hard bop players, including Kenny Burrell, Donald Byrd, Paul Chambers, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Art Farmer, Curtis Fuller, Grant Green, Philly Joe Jones, Clifford Jordan, Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley, Art Taylor, and Wilbur Ware. He also recorded sessions with Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins, Billie Holiday, Stanley Turrentine, and Lee Morgan.As a band leader, Clark recorded albums Dial 'S' for Sonny (1957), Sonny's Crib (1957), Sonny Clark Trio (1957), with Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones, and Cool Struttin' (1958).
Sonny Clark Trio, with George Duvivier and Max Roach was released in 1960.Clark died in New York City; the official cause was listed as a heart attack, but the likely cause was a heroin overdose.Close friend and fellow jazz pianist Bill Evans dedicated the composition 'NYC's No Lark' (an anagram of 'Sonny Clark') to him after his death, included on Evans' Conversations with Myself (1963). John Zorn, Wayne Horvitz, Ray Drummond, and Bobby Previte recorded an album of Clark's compositions, Voodoo (1985), as the Sonny Clark Memorial Quartet.
Sonny Clark's conception of modern jazz is not far removed from his peer group of the late '50s, in that advanced melodic and harmonic ideas override the basic precepts of swing and simplicity. What sets Clark apart from other jazz pianists lies in his conception of democracy to allow his bandmates to steam straight ahead on compositions he has written with them in mind. Though the bulk of this session features the marvelous trumpet/tenor tandem of Donald Byrd and Hank Mobley, it is drummer Art Blakey whose demonstrative presence is heard in full force. He's kicking the band in his own distinctive, inimitable way, rambling through the opener 'Junka,' based on the changes of 'You Go to My Head' with his brand of bomb drops, hard accents, and indefatigable swing. Simply put, this is hard bop at its very best. Winchester gun safe serial number location. Several of Clark's very best works are present and accounted for, including two takes of the definitive 'Minor Meeting.' The second version with Byrd and Mobley has a wonderfully subtle, Asian flavored ascending and descending melody, but the so-called initial recording includes guitarist Kenny Burrell, tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan, and drummer Pete LaRoca, and sounds quite different.
A calypso intro from the drummer yields a different palate, as Burrell in particular takes charge. 'Eastern Incident' with the Burrell-Jordan tandem also takes a Far East tack, a completely relaxed line with Jordan smoother than Mobley.
'Royal Flush' is also one of Clark's all-time keepers, a true beauty in Latin dress with slight harmonic inferences. This is for the most part a hard swinging date, the exceptions being the cute, sweet, basic shuffle 'Blues Blue,' a dramatic two-chord progression on 'Some Clark Bars,' and the third track featuring a Grant Green styled Burrell for the fleet 'Little Sonny.' Kudos to the great bassist Paul Chambers who plays on all of these cuts with Clark, and is unquestionably in his prime. Except the extraordinary Leapin' and Lopin, this album of contrasts, depth, and spirit showcases Clark's dual concepts brilliantly, and is only a half step below his best.
by Michael G. Nastos, AMGThis welcome collection pairs two late-1950s sessions that sat in the Blue Note vaults for decades after they were recorded. It offers a variety of gifts for the Sonny Clark fan. First, there is the matter of sidemen. The March 1959 session that spawned the first six tunes boasts the presence of tenor Hank Mobley and drummer Art Blakey, both found in inspired form here.
Mobley is bright throughout, playing with a bit more fire than usual while producing tender and moving work on the ballad title track. Blakey, meanwhile, is an animal (listen to his fury on 'Minor Meeting'), goading and prodding and steering from the background. The final three songs, from December of 1957, include guitarist Kenny Burrell, tenor Clifford Jordan and drummer Pete LaRoca.
Sonny Clark Trio 1957
Of course, Clark is the unifying theme. His compositions are crafty enough to keep things interesting but simple enough to allow assured, fluid improvisation. His piano work shows equal parts grace and grit, delicacy and drive, and his support of the other soloists is consistently interesting and lively. by Marc Greilsamer, Amazon.comArtist: Sonny ClarkAlbum: My ConceptionYear: 1959Label: Blue Note (2000, 24-bit resolution)Runtime: 61:21Tracks:1. Blues Blue 7:183. Minor Meeting (second version) 6:464.
Royal Flush (second version) 7:005. Some Clark Bars 6:186. My Conception 4:447. Minor Meeting (first version) 6:548. Eastern Incident 8:149. Little Sonny 6:32Personnel:Sonny Clark (Piano)Paul Chambers (Double Bass)Donald Byrd (Trumpet) - 1-6Hank Mobley (Tenor Saxophone) - 1-6Art Blakey (Drums) - 1-6Kenny Burrell (Guitar) - 7-9Clifford Jordan (Tenor Saxophone) - 7-9Pete La Roca (Drums) - 7-9.